Revellers at Hoochie Coochie jazz bar in Newcastle were in for a treat at the weekend after former Police singer Sting gave an impromptu performance after “drinking since 11am”.

Sting, real name Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, delighted fans as he got up to sing Bill Withers’ ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ alongside his friend Gerry Richardson, however, the evening took a surprise turn when Sting turned on fans.

“So inviting me up here, I suggest you all get your iPhones out and film this because this could well be f****** historic and f****** hysterical but great value.”

Sting used to play bass for Gerry 45 years ago, and the star went on to admit that it was he who introduced him to jazz music, sharing: “Gerry introduced me as a young man to some music I would never have heard otherwise, Miles Davis and Bill Withers and so we’re going to do a song of Bill Withers’ that I happen to love, it’s called ‘Ain’t No Sunshine.'”

Sting is said to have told one fan to ‘f*** off’. Copyright: [Rex]

During his performance, a rowdy audience member is said to have tried to sing over him, with Sting telling the reveller to “f*** off”.